A hundred years from now, who will know your name? Do you know the names of any of your great-great-grandparents? How about your great-grandparents?
I’m talking mainly to myself here, now that I’m a ways into the 2nd half of my life, but I think it’s true of all of us… We’re going to die – that’s a certainty – and soon after, very soon, most of who we’ve been and what we’ve done will be forgotten.
That should actually be a relief – it takes the pressure off somewhat when you realize that you are here to help make things better today – not forever. You are, in fact immortal, but your immortality was not meant for this earth – it’s for something far, far greater…
So, the question remains: What do we do with the time we have? A good place to start is to right-size the demands that you are making on the world, and increase the compassion you’re showing. Spend your time making things better for those around you, not trying to outmaneuver them. Live with hope. Spread joy. Show love.
Most of all, tell others the Good News. Again and again and again and again and again…
Hmmm - well, let's see...
I'm a Christian, a husband, a dad, a son, a pastor, a consultant, a musician, a writer, and bits and pieces of a bunch of other things. My work life has followed three main phases - business to teaching to church. I was the Weekend Services Pastor for nine years at Northview Church, an awesome church in the Indianapolis suburbs. I used to work for Willow Creek, another awesome church in the Chicago area. Plus I've written for various magazines and websites, and other freelancy sorts of things... My life mission is to help the church be as excellent as it can be.
Oh yeah - the name's Greg. Greg Wallace. But not the race car driver or the major league pitcher or the British celebrity chef. Just the creative worship guy. Hi.
It's my hope that these ideas, musings, rants, raves, etc... will inspire you. They're just my opinions - but again, I hope that they'll help to inspire you. Because the church really, really needs inspired creative types. If you're a creative type (and most people are, deep-down), ask God for help. Then take any ideas that are useful to you - borrow them, nab them, use them, adapt them - and make them into something greater...
You can head over to my Instagram site for an abundance of shorter posts: creativeworshipideas. If you're looking for consulting - especially on weekend services, team leadership or multi-site strategies - I'd love to help. Just message me here, and I'll be in touch - Greg
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